Expats, archives and the significance of the Expatriate Archive Centre in expatriate history. Presented by Dr. Corien Glaudemans, Senior Researcher at the Municipal Archive of The Hague. From the symposium "The Expatriate Experience: Past and Present", held in The Hague on 11th April 2013.

1. EXPATS, ARCHIVES AND
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE EAC
IN EXPATRIATE HISTORY
Corien Glaudemans
Municipal Archive of The Hague

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What is an expatriate?

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The historical and social
importance of source
documents produced by
and about expatriates

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The collection of the EAC comprises:
1 Archives and documents produced by and about
expats and expat organisations
2 Stories by expats about their life as an expat
3 A library and a collection of visual documents
containing information on expats past and present
4 Digital sources (weblogs and websites)

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The origins of the
Expatriate Archive Centre

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TIME LINE
2008

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Expatriate Archive Centre
Paramaribostraat 20-22

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Opening EAC
10 April 2008
City Hall The Hague

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Who are these expats exactly,
whose records are included in the EAC
archives?

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Who are these expats in the EAC? (1)
1 Economic expats, who have been posted by their
employer
2 Economic expats in search of work
3 Expats working in diplomatic service and other
government employees, such as those working for
embassies, United Nations or government bodies
that post non-diplomatic staff
4 Intellectual expats
5 Foreign aid workers and NGO staff working abroad

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Who are these expats in the EAC? (2)
6 Religious expats and missionaries
7 Expatriate athletes
8 Cultural expats
9 Military personnel who have been sent on a
peacekeeping mission or posted abroad
10 The partners and children of expats

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Promoting research
in the EAC

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A few examples from
daily practice:
Example 1
the Willis story

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A few examples
from daily practice:
Example 2
KLM and the Verkerk family

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A few examples
from daily practice:
Example 3
International harbour
works constructors -
The Van Wettum-
Meindersma Family

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A few examples
from daily practice:
Example 4
The Outpost archives

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The future:
The EAC as the preeminent
portal for research on the
history of expats